Influence of TiO2 morphology on the photocatalytic efficiency of direct Z-scheme g-C3N4/TiO2 photocatalysts for isoniazid degradation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 281, Issue , 2015, Pages 549-565

  Jo, Wan Kuen ^a   Natarajan, Thillai Sivakumar ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Graphitic carbon nitride; Nanoparticle; Nanotube; Titanium dioxide; Z scheme

Indexed keywords

CARBON NITRIDE; CHARGE CARRIERS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFICIENCY; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDRAZINE; MORPHOLOGY; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM NITRIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; X RAYS; YARN;

CHARGE TRANSFER PROCESS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCURRENT MEASUREMENT; Z-SCHEME;

PHOTOCATALYSTS;

EID: 84937128439     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.06.120     Document Type: Article

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